Summer Intern: Global Procurement - MBA

Pepsi Co Global Procurement Internship

At Pepsi Co, you'll find the opportunity to grow your career, make an impact, and help shape what's next. As one of the world's leading food and beverage companies, our beloved brands—including Gatorade, Lay's, and Quaker—help create smiles with every sip and bite. Behind our products is a connected system that starts with how we source and grow ingredients alongside farmers and extends to how we make, move, and deliver products while driving positive impact for our business and communities.

At the heart of Pepsi Co are our people: professionals who bring curiosity, drive, and fresh thinking, working together to turn ideas into action. Across functions, teams, and markets, we collaborate to solve challenges, unlock new opportunities, and create meaningful impact for our consumers, customers, and communities. No matter your role, you'll be part of a connected community where your contributions matter, your voice is heard, and your development is supported.

With opportunities to grow, belong, and smile, Pepsi Co offers more than a place to build your career—it offers the chance to help create what's next.

Functional

Description:

Pepsi Co Global Procurement is focused on a One North America strategy composed of both the Beverages and Foods business. The Procurement function is responsible for developing and executing sourcing strategies that deliver best-in-class economics, supply assurance, innovation, and sustainability practices for both people and the planet. Procurement is a highly collaborative organization that partners across many functions within the company to name a few.

Responsibilities:
The internship program will be approximately 10 weeks over the summer months. An internship in Global Procurement at Pepsi Co is an opportunity to independently solve a critical business problem. Each intern is presented with a timely question for their team and challenged to think strategically to provide a provocative and comprehensive recommendation during their final presentation. This structure mirrors the project-based work process of full-time employees.

Although this process lends itself to great autonomy in setting the agenda, workflow and output, interns have the full support of their managers and the broader Global Procurement function. As a class, Pepsi Co interns are availed of best-in-class exposure to senior leadership, education on the myriad pieces of the global Pepsi Co organization, and opportunities to build relationships with fellow interns across Pepsi Co through a summer calendar packed with fun events.

Each MBA intern in Global Procurement will be assigned to one of the above categories and will:

• Develop comprehensive procurement strategies and programs that improve quality, productivity, sustainability and innovation
• Develop expertise in procurement fundamentals and categories
• Develop functional knowledge including Cost Management, Responsible & Ethical Sourcing, etc.
• Gain exposure to category contracts and supplier management
• Gather and analyze data to provide meaningful insights
• Work with cross-functional global teams on unique and focused project work

Qualifications:

What we're looking for:

• Currently pursuing a Masters of Business Administration degree
• 3+ years of related work experience
• Highly motivated self-starter
• Highly focused, analytical thinkers
• Cross-functional collaborators with strong communication and influencing skills
• Proven people/project leadership throughout your career (academic or professional)
• Ability to work in an unstructured environment with the ability to make tradeoff decisions quickly
• Demonstrated ability to work in a results-oriented, challenging environment
• Effective coaching, facilitation, presentation, and team building skills
• Ability to give/receive constructive feedback
• Prior knowledge and/or experience with a consumer packaged goods corporation is preferred
• Experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, operations, supply chain, or consulting is preferred

Minimum Qualifications - Each candidate is expected to:

• Graduate with an MBA degree within one (1) year of internship completion (Dec 2027 or May 2028)
• The expected…